Accessing & Using the 25Live Testing Environment
This article covers how authorized users can access and use the 25Live testing environment to practice creating and publishing events without those events showing up on the live calendar.
Users are granted access to the testing environment as part of the process to request access to 25Live. More information about access is available on the 25Live webpage.
Accessing the Testing Environment
1. Open your web browser to the 25Live testing environment.
Open your web browser to the 25Live testing environment webpage.
2. Click Sign In at the top right of the page.
3. If prompted, enter your campus username and password. Then click Login.
4. You'll be prompted to authenticate with Duo.
Remember you can use Other options to choose another way to authenticate with Duo.
5. You're now in the 25Live testing environment!
The 25Live testing environment has a bright orange banner at the top and is labeled as the 25Live test instance. The 25Live production environment has a blue banner at the top. This is an easy way to tell which environment you are in.
Using the 25Live Testing Environment
This section contains information users need in order to use the 25Live testing environment and to preview the way a published event will appear.
For more information on creating and publishing events, view Adding Events to Campus Calendars.
Select the Calendar-TESTING as a resource to an event in order to view a published version of the event.
When creating an event in the testing environment, you must select Calendar-TESTING as a resource for your event if you want to view a published version of your event.
After publishing the event, open your browser to the Campus Calendar, for training purposes website.
Only the Calendar-TESTING calendar resource is published to this page. If you did not add Calendar-TESTING as a resource to your event, it will not show up here.
Remember that an event may take 15-20 minutes to be published.
After publishing your event in the 25Live testing environment, you can view your event on the 25Live Campus Calendar for training purposes webpage.
Need More Help?
If you are experiencing issues with the 25Live testing environment or need access to the environment, please email [email protected].